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We just added two shows to the calendar for Thursday and Saturday. The last nights of a run of shows called A Series of Dangerous Fools features improv from Thomas Fowler & Mary Carpenter, with special guests. Produced by Figment Theater and running at the Vox Populi gallery on 11th Street between Vine and Callowhill, Fools is $5 bucks at the door and has different featured improvisers each night.

On Saturday, it's John Hughes High Minisode 1(the fictional world of John Hughes High is explored when Lucy [Kristin Finger] and Principal Hines [Kevin Regan] meet with an admissions recruiter from OSU [Thomas Fowler]), John Hughes High Minisode 2 - (Ox [Frank Farrell] and his father [Thomas Fowler] sit down for a meeting with Coach [Eoin O’Shea] to discuss some worrisome poetry that’s been uncovered), Fowler-Roney-O'Shea - (Thomas Fowler, Steve Roney & Eoin O’Shea unite for a special one-night-only set), and Origin Story - (Alli Soowal, Brian Ratcliffe, Eoin O'Shea, Joe Sabatino, Kelly Jennings, Kristin Finger, Mary Carpenter and Steve Roney and Thomas Fowler trace the origin of how a superhero is born).

This Saturday's ComedySportz shows are being billed as a "Battle of the Sexes." That's right, it's guys vs. gals! The 7:30 show will feature the refereeing talents of Kristin Finger; voice talents of Noah Herman; and dudes Langston Darby, Todd Rodenhiser and Sean Curran against ladies Sue Taney, Danna Young and Alli Soowal. The 10pm show will have Noah back, this time as the ref; Alli Soowal back to lend some sweet vox; boyz from Round 1 Sean and Todd will return as well, this time with Kevin Regan; and the girlz for Round 2 will be Sue and Danna once again, with Kristin switching out of her ref jersey to play in with them.

As the level-headed officials for the first and second matches, respectively, we knew we could count on Kristin and Noah to answer a few questions about what fans can expect on Saturday—without TOO much smack-talk. (Although, honestly, we were kinda trying to get some going. Fight! Fight! Fight!)

WitOut: Do you know which games you'll be playing? Are there any games in the regular ComedySportz rotation that you feel could be particularly suited towards highlighting the strengths of either team?

KF: As ref for the 7:30 show, I'd love to challenge them to the game of "Story," but perhaps with an added twist! And the classic, "I kissed a blank." These games shall test their wits equally!

NH: You can be sure that we're going to play some of our debate style or elimination games, such as "Objection" or "Story. "If you were hoping for a Girls vs. Boys "Elimination Rap Battle," your wish just might come true.

WO: What do you think makes either gender/team better than the other when it comes to comedy—or just life in general? Hyperbole encouraged.

KF: I bet you want me to answer this with a whole lot of "men suck" attitude, well that's not gonna happen! They are an equal opponent, but to quote the amazing Tina Fey, "Know what? Bitches get stuff done."

NH: I'm not going anywhere near "what makes your gender better than the other when it comes to comedy?" But in terms of how the gender battle will affect this Saturday's ComedySportz match, in my experience women have to pee much more than men. Will that affect their ability to play on Saturday? Who knows!

WO: Is there anything riding on this match? E.g. will the losing team have to wash the other team's ComedySportz jerseys for the next month, or anything like that?

KF: I'll put it on the table right now, when the ladies take the win, the boys must bow to us Wayne's World style and say, "we're not worthy, we're not worthy, we're scum..." in front of the entire audience!

NH: Is there anything riding on this match? Nothing but pride and back rubs!

You can see ComedySportz shows this and every Saturday at 7:30pm and 10pm at The Playground at The Adrienne (2030 Sansom Street). Tickets are $17 for adults; $14 for students.

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